If you haven't been to this year's Toronto International Boat Show yet (there must be at least one or two of you), this weekend is your last chance. The array of huge yachts you could never hope to afford and 300-horsepower outboards that guzzle gas faster than you can say "peak oil" doesn't really change all that much from year to year, but there has been one big improvement over previous shows. The indoor......

The fiftieth edition of the Toronto International Boat Show docks for nine days at the National Trade Centre starting Saturday. Boating geeks, wannabes, and reluctant family thereof all descend on the show every year, seeking everything from fishing lures to gazillion-dollar yachts. With their displays of enormous outboard engines and boats bigger than most condos, boat shows are sometimes dismissed as the domain of boys who lust after big toys. But boating isn't just about......